diff --git a/services/webhook/new_pr_handler.py b/services/webhook/new_pr_handler.py
index a3f82549..d6bec313 100644
--- a/services/webhook/new_pr_handler.py
+++ b/services/webhook/new_pr_handler.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     get_remote_file_content_by_url,
 )
 from services.github.markdown.render_text import render_text
+from services.github.pulls.close_pull_request import close_pull_request
 from services.github.pulls.get_pull_request_files import get_pull_request_files
 from services.github.trees.get_local_file_tree import get_local_file_tree
 from services.github.types.github_types import PrLabeledPayload
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
 from utils.pr_templates.schedule import SCHEDULE_PREFIX_INCREASE
 from utils.files.find_test_files import find_test_files
 from utils.files.is_config_file import is_config_file
+from utils.files.should_skip_test import should_skip_test
 from utils.files.read_local_file import read_local_file
 from utils.files.is_test_file import is_test_file
 from utils.files.merge_test_file_headers import merge_test_file_headers
@@ -325,6 +327,18 @@ async def handle_new_pr(
         base_args=base_args,
     )
 
+    # Skip files with no testable code (e.g. __init__.py with only a docstring)
+    if should_skip_test(impl_file_path, impl_file_content):
+        msg = f"Closing PR: `{impl_file_path}` has no testable code (only docstrings, imports, constants, or type definitions)."
+        logger.info(msg)
+        add_log_message(msg, log_messages)
+        update_comment(
+            body=create_progress_bar(p=100, msg="\n".join(log_messages)),
+            base_args=base_args,
+        )
+        close_pull_request(pr_number=base_args["pr_number"], base_args=base_args)
+        return
+
     # Check if uncovered code is untestable (for schedule-triggered coverage issues)
     untestable_code_info: EvaluationResult | None = None
     coverage_dict = get_coverages(owner_id, repo_id, [impl_file_path])
diff --git a/utils/files/should_skip_python.py b/utils/files/should_skip_python.py
index 59e61a89..374a17b7 100644
--- a/utils/files/should_skip_python.py
+++ b/utils/files/should_skip_python.py
@@ -46,8 +46,21 @@ def should_skip_python(content: str) -> bool:
                     in_triple_quote_string = True
                     continue
                 # Handle module-level docstrings (standalone triple-quoted strings)
-                if line.strip() in ['"""', "'''"]:
-                    triple_quote_type = line.strip()
+                # Single-line docstring: """text""" or '''text'''
+                for tq in ['"""', "'''"]:
+                    if (
+                        line.startswith(tq)
+                        and line.endswith(tq)
+                        and len(line) > len(tq)
+                    ):
+                        break
+                else:
+                    tq = None
+                if tq:
+                    continue
+                # Multi-line docstring opening: bare """ or '''
+                if line in ['"""', "'''"]:
+                    triple_quote_type = line
                     in_triple_quote_string = True
                     continue
         else: